dirty-price

The bond's present value (DCF) at any given point in time is called its "full price" (aka, cash, dirty). This full price is discontinuous because coupons pay discontinuously. If we subtract the accrued interest (AI) from the full price, we get the "flat price" (aka, quoted, clean). It is the...

I have issues understanding the result of the following question: A $1,000 par corporate bond carries a coupon rate of 6%, pays coupons semiannually, and has ten coupon payments remaining to maturity. Market rates are currently 5%. There are 90 days between settlement and the next coupon...